Food service inspections

In the inspection reports, each violation in the Food Temperature/Time Requirements category is 5 demerits; in the Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements category, 4 demerits; and in the Facility and Equipment Requirements, 3 demerits. Zero is a perfect score, while 100 demerits is the worst possible score.

Each Wednesday, the Advocate publishes inspection results from the previous week. All demerits are reported, but only those in the categories of Food Temperature/Time Requirements and Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements are detailed.

FOOD SERVICE INSPECTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 31

El Charrito Express No. 2, 623 Broadway St., Port Lavaca. Demerits: 33. Improper cold-hold temperature. Wash hands in between tasks. Employee drinks need lids and straws. Discard any food kept in cooler over four hours out of temperature. Date-label food with a seven-day use-by date. Refrigerator in unit not holding at 41 degrees or below. Do not store items in the hand sink. Address problem with flies. Manager did not demonstrate knowledge. Permit suspended until cooler holds at 41 degrees or below. Need to install light shields. Three facility or equipment violations.

Texas Seafood Restaurant, 2202 N. Navarro St., Victoria. Demerits: 25. Wash hands at hand sink only. Keep all personal items out of food preparation area. Cover food in the walk-in cooler. Raw meats should be stored below other food. Keep time documented on rice kept out at room temperature. Need paper towels at back hand sink. All dishes must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Clean the ice machine. Three facility or equipment violations.

Four Season's Restaurant, 1005 N. Virginia St., Port Lavaca. Demerits: 18. Cover all food in the coolers. Date-label the potentially hazardous foods in cooler with a seven-day use-by date. Need hot water at mop sink. Clean the droppings that are in the storage area. Wipe down all food contact surfaces. Two facility or equipment violations.

Best Western Inn, 2202 N. state Highway 35, Port Lavaca. Demerits: 15. Improper cold-hold temperature. Dispose of any potentially hazardous foods that have been in cooler more than four hours such as the milk. Only the refrigerator in kitchen is not holding at 41 degrees. Need paper towels at the hand sink. One facility or equipment violation.

Lupita's Restaurant, 906 S. Laurent St., Victoria, inspected May 10 with 23 demerits. Reinspected May 24 with cooler still needing repair. Will move other cooler and use this one for sodas. Reinspected May 29 with cold-hold violation corrected.